A report in the current issue of The Nation magazine reveals disturbing patterns of behavior by US troops in Iraq. The article is co-authored by longtime war correspondent Chris Hedges and former Tampa resident Laila Al-Arian, the eldest daughter of Dr. Sami Al-Arian.

WMNF spoke this afternoon with Laila Al-Arian. We began the first half of this two-part interview by asking Al-Arian about the title of the article, The Other War: Iraq Vets Bear Witness.

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That was former Tampa resident Laila Al-Arian speaking to WMNF about the report she co-authored with Chris Hedges that can be found in the current issue of The Nation or online at thenation dot com .

Al-Arian and several of the military personnel she interviewed for this article will be featured on tomorrowâs Democracy Now. WMNF will bring you the second half of our interview on Fridayâs Evening News.